Diana has over 25 years experience in the minerals industry. She spent her early career working in Australian mineral processing plant operations, site-based research and metallurgical process design, before moving to the education sector. Diana has now spent 15 years working in metallurgical education and professional development, and has designed and delivered undergraduate and postgraduate education at The University of Queensland, University of New South Wales and the Lassonde Mineral Engineering program at the University of Toronto. She was a part of the team that developed the innovative Mineral Education Partnership (MEP) between the three preeminent Mineral Processing Schools in Australia, and has also been involved in delivering the AngloPlatinum Graduate Development Program (AGDP) run by the University of Cape Town. Diana is working as an independent consultant after a number of year working for JKTech Pty Ltd, the commercialisation arm of The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute. She is currently chair of the AusIMM Metallurgical Society, and is the first female member of the member of the International Mineral Processing Council (IMPC). Diana also chairs the IMPC Education Commission.

He is a Chemical Engineer, graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile. He also has a Master of Science from Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal (Canada) and a Ph.D from the Mining and Metallurgical Department, McGill University (Canada). He currently works as a Professor of Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering in Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (Chile). He is also the Deputy Director of the Automation and Supervision Centre for the Mining Industry (CASIM) and Consultant for Mining Companies in Chile and abroad. His areas of interest are applied research on process modelling, diagnosis and control, Flotation and Column flotation.

Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson holds a BSc (UNSW) and a PhD (Cambridge), both in chemical engineering. After leaving Cambridge in 1963, he worked in the oil industry in the US, before joining Imperial College London. In 1978, he returned to Australia as Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Newcastle, where he remains today, as a Distinguished Laureate Professor. His research field is mineral processing, especially flotation. He is best known for the discovery of the Jameson Cell for the mineral and coal industries, which is sold world-wide. To date, the Cell has produced Australian export coal valued at over AU$50 billion. There are over 400 Cells operating throughout the world. Recently, two new cells have been commercialised – the Concorde Cell for ultrafine flotation and the NovaCell for coarse particles. He has received many awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) in 2016, and in 2018, Fellowship of the Royal Society of London, (FRS). He was awarded the President’s Medal of the AusIMM in 1999.

Jackquline Coreena Eardley is a PhD student from the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Melbourne. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Manchester, UK and moved to Australia to pursue a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. She went straight into research to investigate fine particle recovery through formation of small hydrophobic aggregates for application in flotation cells. She is currently focusing on selectively flocculating ultrafine minerals using combinations of commercially available reagents. Her project is funded by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals. She has some industrial experience in nylon and chemical product development during her studies which is where her interest in research and creating a difference stem from. She is enthusiastic about being part of a massive team from across Australia at the Centre of Excellence who are equally driven and focused on creating sustainable mining.

Beate Orberger has over 35 five years of experiences in international project initiation, up-set, coordination and management in the raw material sector.

Cyril O'Connor is a chemical engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of Cape Town and a Senior Doctorate in Metallurgical Engineering from Stellenbosch University. He is a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa. He is the founder Director of the Centre for Minerals Research in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. He was the President of the International Mineral Processing Council (2006-2020), held the Anglo-American Platinum Chair in Minerals Processing (2008-2012), was a member of the Executive of the Academy of Engineering of South Africa (2012-2020) and is CEO of the South African Minerals to Metals Research Institute. He has published over 280 papers, has supervised more than 80 PhD and MSc graduates and at his retirement was a National Research Foundation A rated researcher.

Yuanjun Wu(1995-), male, born in Mianyang, Sichuan, master candidate, mainly engaged in the research of mineral processing automation Qin Zhang(1967-), female, professor, doctoral supervisor, main research direction: mineral processing of refractory ores and comprehensive utilization of resources Songwei Huang(1966-), male, born in Nanning, Guangxi, professor, mainly engaged in the research of mineral processing automation technology

Tina Hsia was born in Taiwan and moved to Australia when she was 7. She received her BSc (Hons) in Medicinal Chemistry and PhD in Chemistry from Monash University under the supervision of Prof. San Thang and Prof. Steven Langford. She is a postdoctoral fellow currently working with Prof. San Thang in organic chemistry and polymer chemistry. She has worked on collaborative projects with CSL Behring and is presently involved in an ARC COE-funded project - Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals.